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The White House issued an executive order on Thursday titled “Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce.” The purpose of the order is “to promote the federal workplace as a model of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion.....

In contemporary political parlance, “diversity” refers primarily to the color of one’s skin and not the content of one’s character. .
” In other words, it would be better for the government if public-spirited white workers sought employment elsewhere.....

.Lost amid all the politically correct box-checking is the principle that the most qualified person should be hired for a job.

President Obama’s new order instructs federal agencies to design new strategies for hiring, promoting and keeping workers of “diverse” backgrounds. The diversity the government is seeking is not diversity of ideas, outlooks or work experiences...... In contemporary political parlance, “diversity” refers primarily to the color of one’s skin and not the content of one’s character. .....The executive order says the federal government “must create a culture that encourages collaboration, flexibility and fairness to enable individuals to participate to their full potential.....
” In the name of “fairness,” however, the government will intensify programs that discriminate against white Americans by extending special privileges to everyone else. ....

.The order also says that “attaining a diverse, qualified workforce is one of the cornerstones of the merit-based civil service,” though merit and ability are not the metrics of choice when measuring success in diversity-driven career programs.